The Global Automotive Industry.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Series Preface -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Continuity and Change -- 1.3 Overview -- References -- Chapter 2 Understanding Change and Difference in the Global Automotive Industry -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Socio-Technical Transitions -- 2.3 Varieties of Capitalism -- 2.4 Global Value Chains -- 2.5 Change in the Automotive Industry: A Synthesis -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 The Market for New Cars -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Market Fragmentation and Lack of Industry Consolidation -- 3.3 Geography of Markets -- 3.4 Mobility Services and the Emergent Automotive Ecosystem -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 Understanding People and Cars -- 4.1 Influences on Travel Choices -- 4.2 Influences on Vehicle Choice -- 4.3 Acceptability of Transport Policies and New Technologies -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Car Manufacturing -- 5.1 Background and Prehistory -- 5.2 Ford, Budd and Sloan: The History of Mass Car Production -- 5.3 Monocoque Construction: Budd's Impact on Car Design -- 5.4 Toyotism -- 5.5 Buddism in Crisis? -- 5.6 Lean v Agile -- 5.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 Recent Trends in Manufacturing Innovation Policy for the Automotive Sector: A Survey of the United States, Mexico, European Union, Germany and Spain -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 A Changing Manufacturing Landscape -- 6.3 Restructuring in the Automotive Industry -- 6.4 Automotive Policies in the United States, Mexico, EU, Germany and Spain -- 6.4.1 United States -- 6.4.2 Mexico -- 6.4.3 European Union -- 6.4.4 Germany -- 6.4.5 Spain -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Labour Relations and Human Resource Management in the Automotive Industry: North American Perspectives -- 7.1 Introduction.

7.2 From Fordist Production to Lean Production: The Evolution of Labour Relations/Human Resource Management Systems in the North American Auto Industry Prior to 2000 -- 7.2.1 The Classic Fordist Industrial Relations System in the US and Canadian Automotive Industries -- 7.2.2 The Impact of Japanese Transplants and Lean Production Methods on the North American Automotive Labour Relations System -- 7.3 Developments in North American Auto Labour Relations Since 2000 -- 7.3.1 Concession Bargaining 2003-2008 -- 7.3.2 The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis -- 7.3.3 Post-Crisis Developments -- 7.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 Labour Relations and HRM in the Automotive Industry: Japanese Impacts -- 8.1 Introduction: The Japanese Car Industry and Toyota Production System -- 8.2 TPS and Japanese HRM -- 8.3 'Japanization' of the Global Automotive Industry -- 8.4 Changes in Japanese Labour Relations and HRM -- 8.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 9 The Rise of South Korean (or Korean) Automobile Industry -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 A Brief History of South Korean Automobile Industry and the Performance of HMC -- 9.2.1 Brief History of South Korean Automobile Industry -- 9.2.2 The Change in Performance of HMG -- 9.3 Considering Five Success Factors of HMC -- 9.3.1 Vertical Integration -- 9.3.2 Modularization of Production and Standardization -- 9.3.3 Expansion of Overseas Production Capabilities in Emerging Markets -- 9.3.4 Product Strategy -- 9.3.5 Quality Focused and Design Focused Management -- 9.4 Characteristics of HRM in HMC and Effects on the Management System -- 9.4.1 Militant Trade Union Movement and Confrontational Labour-Management Relations -- 9.4.2 Fragmentation and Automation of Work -- 9.4.3 Internal Competition Systems -- 9.5 Conclusion: New Challenges for the Korean Auto Makers as Multinational Enterprises -- References.

Chapter 10 China's Car Industry -- 10.1 Background -- 10.2 Pre-History -- 10.3 China's Car Industry -- 10.4 The Role of Government -- 10.4.1 Traditional Automobile Industries -- 10.5 New Energy Vehicles -- 10.5.1 R&amp -- D Support -- 10.5.2 Industrialization -- 10.6 Bringing NEVs to Market -- 10.6.1 Demonstration and Pilot Projects: Strategic Niche Management -- 10.6.2 Financial Incentives -- 10.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 Forging Ahead or Stagnating?: An Analysis of Indian Automotive Industry -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 History of the Indian Automotive Industry -- 11.3 Statistics on Automobile Industry Performance -- 11.4 Stagnation of Industry in 2013-2014 -- 11.5 Factors Critical to the Growth of the Indian Automotive Industry -- 11.6 Challenges and Future of Indian Automotive Industry -- References -- Chapter 12 From Factory to End-User: An Overview of Automotive Distribution and the Challenges of Disruptive Change -- 12.1 Shipping and Stocking Cars -- 12.2 Retail and Distribution -- 12.3 Changes to the Dealer Model -- 12.4 The Changing Role of Fleets -- 12.5 Delivering Integrated Services Means Rethinking Skills -- References -- Chapter 13 Impacts of Automobility -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Externalities and Automobility: A Broad Perspective -- 13.3 Death and Injuries from Road Traffic -- 13.4 Environmental Impacts -- 13.5 Toxic Emissions -- 13.6 Current Concerns -- 13.7 Role of the Consumer -- 13.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14 Regulating the Car -- 14.1 Regulating for Safety -- 14.1.1 Development of Vehicle Standards -- 14.1.2 European Directives -- 14.1.3 US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards -- 14.2 New Car Assessment Programmes -- 14.3 Future Developments -- 14.3.1 Impact of New Vehicle Technologies -- 14.4 Legislating for a Cleaner Environment -- 14.4.1 Fuel Economy: Incentives and Disincentives.

14.5 Climate Change -- 14.6 Future Developments -- References -- Chapter 15 Global versus Local:: Regionalism in a Global Industry -- 15.1 The Old World -- 15.2 Asia -- 15.2.1 The Creation of Two Motoring Cultures: India v China -- 15.3 Latin America -- 15.4 Case Study: On the Margins of Mass Production: Australia -- References -- Chapter 16 The Impact of Electric Automobility -- 16.1 Electric Vehicle Design -- 16.1.1 Battery Electric Vehicles -- 16.1.2 Hybrid Electric Vehicles -- 16.2 Charging Infrastructure - UK Case Study -- 16.3 Electric Vehicles in Europe -- 16.3.1 Urban Electric Vehicles -- 16.3.2 Rural Electric Vehicles - The Welsh Case -- 16.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 17 Alternatives to the Car -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Defining the Car: Legislative and Market Boundaries -- 17.3 The Hidden World of Non-Car Automobility -- 17.4 Transition by Stealth: The 2W-BEV -- 17.4.1 3W-BEVs -- 17.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 18 New Business Models and the Automotive Industry -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Fundamentals of the Existing Automotive Industry Business Model -- 18.3 Pressures for Change on the Existing Business Model -- 18.4 Incremental Business Model Evolution in the Automotive Industry -- 18.5 Radical Business Model Innovation in the Automotive Industry -- 18.6 Conclusions and Future Prospects for Business Model Innovation -- References -- Chapter 19 Future Challenges for Product and Industry -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 New Engine Technologies -- 19.3 Owning or Sharing? -- 19.4 The Future Car -- 19.5 The Future Industry -- References -- Index -- EULA.

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